Outdoors | Zach Brown for Montana

I pulled my drift boat as my float in the '14 MSU Homecoming parade.

Protecting Montana's Outdoor Heritage

My identity as a Montanan has been shaped by my passion for fishing, hunting, camping, and exploring our state’s public lands. Outdoor recreation is a major contributor to Bozeman’s economy, as well as being central to our way of life in Montana. I will always be strong advocate for Montanan’s constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment,” and I will fight for sportsmen and women’s ability to access public lands. {C}

I am strongly opposed to the Republican proposal to transfer federal public to state ownership. Our state and federal agencies have a cooperative management relationship that spans decades or hard work and collaboration. This underhanded proposal is not about "better management" as transfer proponents will have you believe; it's about opening up our public lands to extensive leasing to resource extraction corporations from out-of-state. I will not stand for it.

I will also be a staunch advocate for Montana's existing stream access laws, which are the best in our region for allowing public access for fishing and other forms of recreation.

Sign my 2014 Public Trust Pledge, and join other Montanans who value watershed conservation and public stream and public land access laws: